Campers pitched tents and set up hammocks on the Quad this week in anticipation of tonight's Midnight Madness pep rally to launch Grand Canyon University's basketball season. Some students arrived as early as Sunday, hours before the Monday afternoon check-in, to camp out and be among the first to get into Global Credit Union Arena and nab the best seats.
Student campers make their way to the Quad after checking in at Camp Elliott on Sept. 23, 2026.Freshmen Camden Cooney, Isabella Paulsen and Jacie Mina (from left) set up their tent on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.A student is silhouetted inside her tent by the late afternoon sunlight as she puts the finishing touches on her temporary digs for Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Students seem baffled on where to begin as they start setting up their tents on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshman Ted Williams (front center) and his group of friends were the 25th to check in at Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshman John Glover finishes putting up his tent on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Junior Hannah Bailey (left) and her group of friends were the first to check in for Camp Elliott. Bailey arrived at 7:30 a.m. Sunday for the 3 p.m. Monday check-in. Sept. 23, 2026.Sophomore Tanner McElroy plays cornhole on the Quad with fellow campers during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshmen Jaelyn Weiss (right) and Lillian Niemeyer play ladder ball on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshman Jaelyn Weiss (right) reacts to scoring in a game of ladder ball with fellow freshman camper Lillian Niemeyer during Camp Elliott. Sept. 22, 2026.Freshman Jaelyn Weiss (right) celebrates with fellow freshman camper Lillian Niemeyer after scoring in a game of ladder ball at Camp Elliott. Sept. 22, 2026.A student hauls her gear as she looks for a place to set up her tent on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Students set up their tents on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshman Camila Sandoval (left) and Samantha Salazar lay out bedding inside their tent during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshmen Abigail Sanchez, Makaela Lara and Hannah Sanchez (from left) give a Lopes Up from their princess castle tents during Camp Elliott. Sept. 24, 2026.No tent, no problem, as freshman Kidd Mannan finds a comfortable spot to lay on the artificial grass of the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Students catch up on text messages and homework from their campsite on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.A student plays his guitar at his campsite on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.A student tries to cool down as he sleeps inside his tent during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Some students spent their time catching up on schoolwork during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshman Kayne Washington takes part in Wednesday night’s karaoke event on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshman Ted Washington sings Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” at Wednesday night’s karaoke event on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshmen students belt out a song during Camp Elliott’s Wednesday night karaoke event on the Quad. Sept. 23, 2026.Freshmen Hannah Sanchez, sister Abigail Sanchez, and Makaela Lara (clockwise from top) relax in their cozy little princess castle tents during Camp Elliott. Sept. 24, 2026.Men’s basketball player Caleb Shaw is bannered across a student’s tent at Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.A student kicks back and does some work on a laptop at Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Nestled comfortably in his hammock, a student flashes a Lopes Up from his campsite at Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.Happy student campers at their site on the Quad during Camp Elliott. Sept. 23, 2026.
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